NDT Engineer

PLD Space; Elche; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Physiotherapy

Health insurance discount

Family health insurance

Vacation days

Professional development

Meal vouchers

Transport allowances

Job summary

PLD Space in Elche, Spain, leads in aerospace with MIURA launchers and LINCE capsule. The Non-Destructive Inspection Engineer will define, develop, evaluate and improve NDT processes for aerospace parts and contribute to equipment design and sourcing.

You will perform QA for NDT executions, post-process data, plan inspections, and collaborate with suppliers and internal teams. Fluency in English and a background in materials or aerospace engineering are required.

Qualifications

• Materials, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineer or related disciplines.
• English fluency is mandatory.
• Fluency in digital review and processing of NDT data is mandatory.
• Deep knowledge of main NDT methods (visual, dye penetrant, radiography, ultrasound).
• Good knowledge of materials, manufacturing techniques and defects.
• Familiar with ECSS, ISO, EN, ASTM, ASME, MIL standards.

Responsibilities

• Create work methodologies and procedures or improve existing ones.
• NDT feasibility studies.
• Assess inspection requirements, conditions and outcomes.
• Qualify NDT methods and equipment.
• Internal NDT QA (records, verifications, calibrations).
• Collaborate in design of inspection equipment and tooling.
• Collaborate in sourcing equipment, tooling and accessories.
• Inspections planning.
• Assist in post-processing of test data.
• Assess externally executed inspections.
• Research state of the art in inspection methodologies.

Skills

English fluency

NDT data processing

Analytical thinking

Education

Engineering degree in Materials/Aerospace/Mechanical

Tools

NDT equipment knowledge

CAD basics

Job description

About PLD Space

PLD Space is an international companyon a mission to transport satellites into space, vertically integrating the engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space hasestablisheditself as a global benchmark in the small satellite launch sector. Its family of MIURA launchers and LINCE crewed capsulepositionthe company as a leader in European technological sovereignty for space transportation, covering the full spectrum of space missions.

PLD Spaceoperatesover 188,000 m² of facilities in Elche, Teruel (Spain), Kourou (French Guiana), and Duqm (Oman), enabling the company to provide comprehensive satellite and payload launch services into space.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities

Mission

As a Non-DestructiveInspection Engineer your mission will be to define, develop, evaluate andimprove NDT processes to be applied to the inspection of welded, machined oradditive manufactured aerospace parts. Additionally, you will be activelyinvolved in the equipment and tooling request, design and sourcing. Also youwill act as a QA role for the NDT executions. Finally you will performpost-processing of NDT data.

Responsibilities

• Create work methodologies and procedures or improvethe existing ones in order to benefit current and future projects.


• NDT feasibilitystudies.


• Assessment of inspection requirements, conditions andoutcomes.


• Qualification of NDT methods and equipment.


• Internal NDT QA (records, verifications,calibrations…).


• Collaborate in the design of inspection equipment andtooling.


• Collaborate in the sourcing of equipment, tooling andaccessories.


• Inspections planning.


• Assistance in post-processing of test data.


• Assessment of externally executed inspections.


• Research state of the art in inspection methodologiesand propose creative approaches to Mission

Mission

As a Non-Destructive Inspection Engineer your mission will be to define, develop, evaluate and improve NDT processes to be applied to the inspection of welded, machined or additive manufactured aerospace parts. Additionally, you will be actively involved in the equipment and tooling request, design and sourcing. Also you will act as a QA role for the NDT executions. Finally you will perform post-processing of NDT data.

Responsibilities

• Create work methodologies and procedures or improve the existing ones in order to benefit current and future projects.


• NDT feasibility studies.


• Assessment of inspection requirements, conditions and outcomes.


• Qualification of NDT methods and equipment.


• Internal NDT QA (records, verifications, calibrations…).


• Collaborate in the design of inspection equipment and tooling.


• Collaborate in the sourcing of equipment, tooling and accessories.


• Inspections planning.


• Assistance in post-processing of test data.


• Assessment of externally executed inspections.


• Research state of the art in inspection methodologies and propose creative approaches to complex problems.


• Occasionally travel to other PLD Space or supplier locations.complex problems.


• Occasionally travel to other PLD Space or supplierlocations.

Necessary Requirements

• Materials, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineer or otherrelated disciplines (e.g. Physics).


• Fluency in English is mandatory.


• Fluency in digital review and processing of NDT datais mandatory.


• Deep knowledge of main NDT methods (visual, dyepenetrant, radiography, ultrasound).


• Good knowledge of materials (steels, nickel alloys,copper alloys, aluminum alloys, FRP…), manufacturing techniques (rolling,forging, casting, additive…) and their associated defects.


• Used to work with standards (ECSS, ISO, EN, ASTM,ASME, MIL).

Desired Requirements

• Knowledge of additional NDT methods(eddy currents, PAUT, TFM, CT, CL)


• Knowledge of NDT requirements ofspecific codes or standard frameworks (BPVC, ISO 17635, AWS D17.1, etc.).


• Knowledge of NDT personnel qualificationstandards (ISO 9712, EN 4179, etc.)


• Basic skills in electronics will bewelcomed.


• Basic knowledge of CAD shall bewelcomed.


• Programming experience (Matlab, Python,Java) is desirable.


• Knowledge about specific space sector,space vehicles and launchers, metallic pressure vessels, COPV and payloadstructures is highly desirable.

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Physiotherapy within our facilities


• 50% discount on your health insurance


• You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.


• Healthy snacks and lots of fruit

Find balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st

Never stop learning

• We encourage practical learning


• We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

• Childcare flexible contributions


• Restaurant tickets


• Transport flexible contributions


• Training support

Values

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

• Teamwork


• Hard work


• Dynamism


• Commitment


• Keep it simple

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!